Loved it or hated it, the 1995 movie, Bridges of Madison County, certainly drew America's attention to our wonderful old historic bridges.
At one time in our country's history, there were as many as 12,000 covered bridges (according to the book Covered Bridges Today). Today there are way less than 1000.
The states with the majority of existing covered bridges are: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Vermont, Indiana, New Hamshire............. and OREGON! One website says Vermont has the most; more than 100 with the oldest dating back to 1820. Another website gives the honor to Pennsylvania with over 200. Our neighbor, Oregon, boasts over 50 historic covered bridges remaining in the state. (Who would have guessed?)
Ask Google for an Oregon map showing the location of those 50-some bridges for your next vacation road trip. Oh, there is a Covered Bridge Society of Oregon too.
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